Converting Focus - March 2012

The Arkwright machine operators, who were skeptical at first, were impressed at how simple the Goldenrod shafts were to set up. "They were used to it taking two hours or more to set up and adjust our old shafts, and the Goldenrod shafts took 15 minutes or less," said Girardi.

Perhaps more importantly, Arkwright is seeing significant productivity gains from the conversion to the Goldenrod shafts. "They allow us to convert at much higher speeds, at least 30 percent faster than our older shafts," said Girardi.